Sloughhouse, California Explained

Official Name:Sloughhouse, California
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sacramento
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:102
Coordinates:38.4958°N -121.1939°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:95683
Area Code:916, 279
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1659683

thumb|Sloughhouse's Deer Creek bridge in 1860Sloughhouse is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. Sloughhouse is located on California State Route 16 17miles east-southeast of downtown Sacramento. Sloughhouse has a post office with ZIP code 95683, which was established in 1916.[1] Jared Sheldon, who built a roadhouse, hotel and Stagecoach station, in the community in 1850, named the community after another building he had built nearby. The roadhouse was destroyed by a fire in 1890, but was rebuilt. [2] The site is registered as a California Historical Landmark No. 575.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sloughhouse has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population.. www.zipinfo.com.
  2. Book: Durham, David L. . California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. 1998. 557. 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Web site: Sloughhouse.
  4. Web site: Sloughhouse, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase). Weatherbase.